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in The Night’s Dawn Trilogy (The Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist and The Naked God), the very survival of humanity is on the line as the dead possess whole planets in a high-tech future. This massive epic is one hell of a ride ; a relentless and incredibly entertaining space-opera of awesome proportions !

The Mars Trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars & Blue Mars) is one of the most mind-expanding reading experiences I’ve ever had. It is a rich, sweeping, epic chronicle of the colonization of Mars as well as the rest of the solar system ; the power humans have to transform their own environment and how that environment can transform humanity as well ; the long-term impact of extending human lifespan by centuries and the catastrophic consequences of rising sea levels on Earth. But most of all, it is a roadmap to building a better civilization free from the poisons of the past.

You will never find a funnier, more densely informative, action-packed adventure about money, slavery, the birth of science and the love life of Isaac Newton.

Thousands of years from now, a tiny kingdom of peace-loving peasants living on the fringes of a poisonous forest finds itself dragged into a senseless war that threaten to destroy whatever clean land remains.

A third-person shooter set in a Film Noir setting, this excellent sequel has all of the ingredients that made the first Max Payne adventure such a wonderful thrill : colourful characters, moody atmosphere, a great storyline, kick-ass cinematographic gameplay, matrix-like “Bullet Time” slow-motion, interaction with the environment and, of course, lots of guns !

Action , humour , great characters , outstanding attention to details - this thrilling movie about naval warfare in the Napoleonic Wars is also faithful to the spirit, if not the letter, of Patrick O’Brian magnificent historical novels.

For years, I’ve been looking for a simple way to visualise the rise and fall of humanity’s empires, in sequence, on a world map. This is exactly what MapsOfWar.com has managed to accomplish !

It’s World War II and the allies have cracked the encryption of a major Axis communication codes. How can they act without revealing their access to this precious intelligence ? Detachment 2702, a rag-tag group of soldiers and intelligence agents, is dispatched to create believable (and hilarious) alibis to justify why German and Japanese convoys keep getting sunk.

During World War II, the Greek island of Cephalonia is occupied by the Italian and German armies. Between brave acts of defiance from the island’s feisty population, the Italian’s ambivalence towards their part in this senseless war and the cold brutality of the Nazis, a beautiful but tragic love blooms between Pelagia, the Island’s self-taught doctor and Captain Corelli, an irreverent Italian officer who’d rather make music than war.